Uninstalling the CLI

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Updated at November 11, 2025

To fully uninstall the CLI, delete the installation folder, user settings, and environment variables.

Linux/MacOS

Windows

Remove the CLI:
```
rm -rf <installation_folder_path>
```
By default, the the installation folder path is ~/yandex-cloud.
```
rm -rf ~/yandex-cloud
```
Remove your CLI user settings:
```
rm -rf ~/.config/yandex-cloud
```

Delete lines referencing yandex-cloud from the shell configuration file (e.g., ~/.zshrc, ~/.bashrc, or ~/.bash_profile):

if [ -f "$HOME/yandex-cloud/path.bash.inc" ]; then source "$HOME/yandex-cloud/path.bash.inc"; fi
if [ -f "$HOME/yandex-cloud/completion.zsh.inc" ]; then source "$HOME/yandex-cloud/completion.zsh.inc"; fi

Restart the terminal.

Uninstall the CLI via the explorer or using this command:
```
rmdir /S /Q "%USERPROFILE%\yandex-cloud"
```

Remove your CLI user settings:

rmdir /S /Q "%USERPROFILE%\.config\yandex-cloud"

If the CLI was added to your PATH environment variable:
1. Click Start and type Change system environment variables in the Windows search bar.
2. Click Environment variables... at the bottom right.
3. In the window that opens, find the PATH parameter and click Edit.
4. In the list, select ...\yandex-cloud\bin.
5. Click Delete.
6. Click OK.
Restart the terminal.

Uninstalling the CLI

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